iPhone 18 is preparing for the A20 chip with an increase in RAM

Apple, standard iPhone 18 While it keeps some cost-cutting steps on the table, it may be planning more powerful hardware on the memory side. According to a new news, the company is working on the iPhone 18 12GB RAM will use it and thus on the iPhone 17 8GB RAM will rise significantly from its current level. While artificial intelligence data centers in the memory market are pushing the production capacity, such an increase becomes especially important for the standard model.

This RAM increase had been discussed before, but at that time it was reported that Apple had not yet made the final decision. The latest news suggests that the company is now considering this option more seriously. However, there is still time for the release of the iPhone 18 and new rumors may change the current situation.

Apple’s standard iPhone 18 in the spring of 2027The claim that it will be introduced together with the iPhone 18e is also one of the important parts of the news. According to MacRumors, Pro models and the foldable iPhone will arrive in the fall of 2026, while the standard iPhone 18 will be released the following spring.

On the screen side, there is a more cautious news flow. Some sources write that Apple may return to the OLED material generation it used in the iPhone 14 Pro period in the standard model. This choice stands out as a step towards reducing costs.

Apple expands the performance side with the A20 chip

of iPhone 18 A20 chip and that this processor is TSMC’s 2nm It is stated that it will be removed from the production process. TSMC announced that it was targeting volume production for N2 technology in the last quarter of 2025. New process, according to 3 nm class 15 percent higher performance can deliver and maintain power efficiency.